Local Business News & Intelligence
Every local business owner in Chicago is thinking about AI. The ones gaining ground are the ones who stopped thinking and started answering. A note from Marvin on why the simplest system running beats the perfect system planned.
Evanston has 75,000 residents, a Big Ten university, and a thriving local economy. It also has a serious gap in AI-powered local business support. Here's what that gap costs — and how The Business Club is closing it.
EXPO Chicago returns to Navy Pier April 9–12, 2026. Over 170 galleries, thousands of serious buyers, and a weekend that fills every restaurant, car service, and professional practice on the North Side. Here's what Marvin observed.
The most famous pizzerias in Chicago have infrastructure the independent owner doesn't. Here's what that gap actually costs — and how an AI concierge closes it for $197 a month.